GWEN VERDON Final Stage Appearance - "Sweet Charity" Benefit

Broadway legend Gwen Verdon made her final onstage appearance in this one night only 1997 "Sweet Charity" concert at Lincoln Center. In this scene also featuring Robert Goulet and Charles Nelson Reilly, she hides in the closet. Watch the full concert here: • Video .***If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up, leave positive feedback and subscribe to my channel. Thanks!*** • GWEN VERDON Final Stag...

[@spjw2566]

Only a true Broadway star gets applause like that!

[@barbarabrussell2]

She's everything you want in a talent. Presence, timing, wit...and HEART!!!

[@stephenacs]

In his prime Robert Goulet had one of the richest, most beautiful theatrical voices on stage. That timbre!

[@thisistheworldtoday]

She was so loved and revered... what a talent

[@kimholderfield1588]

She even made "falling" look intentional. She could do no wrong!

[@jackiemeixner574]

Sine was absolutely GREAT I'm 82 so I was lucky enough to FIVE of her musicals!I still love Sweet Charity!I usually don't see the revival but I saw Christina Applegate who did a really good job!

[@runkles]

Wow, very nice! I'm jealous.

[@johndalton3180]

You are lucky, Jackie. I was five years old when she did Chicago, so I never had the pleasure of seeing Gwen live on stage.

[@BTURNER1961]

Was any thinking human under the impression that Verdon would be allowed to do a quick walk on, say a line or two, get a couple of laughs, then go hide in a closet in any theater in New York, let alone during a Lincoln Center 'Sweet Charity Concert'? No audience will permit her to speak or leave without an extended ovation and a bow. They were not going to shut up and pretend one of Broadway's greatest is some feature player .

[@wRoger-tv1kj]

Legendary, before there was Madonna Merely Streep, Gaga, GlennGloss there was the lovely talented Gwen Verdon!

[@Vaslav72]

GlennGloss?

[@katbowl9971]

Oh yes, the lovely & talented GlennGloss.🤗

[@katc2237]

Too funny

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

What a marvelous scene. Such a comedienne.

[@flwrfan1752]

Isn’t that Charles Nelson Reilly as the butler?Love him!

[@gabrielenriquehurtadovacca8075]

I love them both Robert and Gwen Gwen forever

[@mycatisabastard2361]

Wonderful icon! Wonderful! Thank you!

[@chess1457]

She was a true actress hard to find these days

[@ravenbaa7989]

😭 I miss her

[@michaelmatar7136]

This makes me so happy.

[@keywslt]

She slipped and fell right into a spot on the (door) Jamb.

[@stephaniekeyes2928]

Stupendous! Finishing Fosse now by Sam Wasson- a must!

[@GeorgeAdamo]

OMG That door should have been weighted OR had be SET with hand brakes. (I literally just made up a bunch of words trying to explain those vertical clamp-like mechanisms that keep a set piece from rolling, when locked.)

[@TheDesmo54]

George Adamo destako clamps (sp)

[@guesswho2378]

SPOILER: I'm just educating myself to Gwen Verdon and Fosse via the F/X miniseries. When I saw her fall and the wall move, I just assumed it was just a funny gag put into this final performance of Verdon to have some light fun with the material, the legend of Verdon, and using a playful "this is for charity performance, we've all seen the show before, let's have some fun with the material tonight" attitude". Maybe I'm wrong. From just seeing this clip, I assumed whoever was the actress playing Gwen's role here (I've never seen the show) had just stepped aside for this scene so Gwen could play it for fun and nostalgia. Am I wrong? Can someone set me straight?

[@GeorgeAdamo]

@@guesswho2378 That IS Gwen in this clip! And it would absolutely make sense that it was a prat fall. I just know she was the end of her "heyday" so I wouldn't be surprised! She is so fascinating.

[@lananieves4595]

The link is no longer working. I'd love to see the entire thing.

[@stvp68]

Who’s playing the other woman? And who was playing Charity apart from this scene?

[@rowaydirector9017]

all the other women who had played charity in the national tours and broadway.

[@stvp68]

BroadwayOverRoblox Theatre Company Ah, I see-thanks!

[@AMJava]

Wasn’t the “girlfriend” Marla Maples?

[@Bailey2006a]

Brava Diva

[@Alex-nf1jy]

she reminds me so much of Carol Burnett

[@stvp68]

Make ‘em laugh!!

[@cobykoehl7748]

MARLA MAPLES

[@stvp68]

Is that Marisa Tomei?

[@TheDesmo54]

Wow what a horrible oversight on the stage manager’s part

[@jrnsea]

Do you know the job a stage manager? It's not to set stage pins, if there were any in the first place.

[@michaelmcilraith8699]

It was staged that way you can tell by gwen trying to to piss her self laughing at it I'd actually say she took the brake off to add more comedy to the show personally

[@arnoldstollar5375]

I saw her walking on the beach after her passing.

[@michaelynedwards1043]

?

[@willowmadhuridixit8991]

What? 😳

[@nope_no_nunya.]

Pardon?

[@ah7910]

She died in her daughter’s home of a heart attack at 75 years old. Have some respect and consideration for family members who could be reading your asinine comment. If you think you saw someone who looked like her walking past you on the beach, good for you.

[@ravenbaa7989]

Load of hooey

[@EdgcumbeCorgis]

Maybe Arnold had passed too!

[@DavidAsset78]

I'm shocked at how Robert Goulet had lost his voice at this point in his career. He can't even sing on key here.

[@vickimanager]

What are you talking about. He was great in this scene.

[@debthekid]

Vicki Manager no.his voice is gone, good job faking it though. Can’t believe it is Mark Maples.

[@TheDesmo54]

You’re crazy

[@this_Joe_Smith]

Remembering his Lancelot in Julie's Camelot 💕

[@gregglienna1442]

He sounded great!